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good a basket should not have received more wide 

 attention. 



The climax basket is one of the most convenient 

 packages of all to handle and this, no doubt, has ac- 

 counted somewhat for its wide popularity. It is also 

 one of the first baskets known in the peach trade, 

 and so has had a certain prestige on account of its 

 age. Climax baskets are made in various sizes, 

 mostly one-fifth, one-sixth, one-eighth, one-tenth 

 bushel sizes. They seem to be much more popular 



THE CLIMAX BASKET 



in Michigan than elsewhere, although the markets 

 centering about Chicago use them rather freely. 

 They are much better adapted for local markets 

 than for long shipments. 



The package par excellence for long shipments is 

 the Georgia crate or peach carrier. This crate holds 

 six four-quart till baskets or 24 quarts of peaches. 

 No other basket has been found which stands ship- 

 ment so well and delivers its fruit in such good con- 

 dition at the end of long journeys. This package 



